Leah M Adams

Leah M Adams

Assistant Professor

Dr. Leah Adams is an Assistant Professor at George Mason University in the departments of Psychology and Women & Gender Studies, and is a licensed clinical psychologist. She received a B.S. from the University of Richmond in 2008, and received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from George Mason University. She completed a pre-doctoral residency in Rehabilitation Psychology and Neuropsychology at the University of Washington Medical Center in 2014. She stayed in Seattle, WA to complete a two-year NIH-funded T-32 post-doctoral fellowship in Women’s Health and Aging at Group Health Research Institute (now Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute).

Dr. Adams’ research interests include the study of psychosocial aspects of health promotion and health risk, with an emphasis on racial/ethnic minorities, women, and other “vulnerable” groups. Specifically, her work has focused on HIV risk and prevention among incarcerated adults and on understanding barriers to accessing new HIV prevention tools, such as Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP). Her clinical and research interests also explore the psychosocial impact of managing chronic illness (e.g., HIV/AIDS, chronic pain) and disability (e.g., traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury).